When asked if he wants to remain with the Colorado Rockies, Troy Tulowitzki pointed to another goal.

"I want to win here," Tulowitzki said.

Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez signed huge contract extensions with the Rockies four years ago, but the duo has struggled to remain healthy and Colorado has struggled to contend.

"It's so frustrating," Gonzalez said. "When Tulo and I signed a contract almost the same time, our goal was not to just sign a contract, but to stay together and win together. That's something we want to do so bad.

"It just hasn't happened."

Tulowitzki has not publicly asked to be traded, but he has shared his sentiments with general manager Jeff Bridich, who has promised to keep Tulowitzki informed about trade talks.

"We had conversations this winter, and Tulo has an understanding what we're thinking,'' Bridich said. "And we have a general understating how Tulo is viewing the team here and how views the rest of baseball."

Tulowitzki is one of the best shortstops in baseball when on the field.

"But I want to win,'' Tulowitzki says. "I think a lot of people talk about winning, but I don't know if they're fully invested in that. The only years I've had fun here is the years we won. So I want to go back to having fun again.

"It's not just a matter of me and (Gonzalez) staying healthy. People read too much into that. People think if we're healthy, it automatically means we're a good team. That's not the case. Our injuries shouldn't be an excuse.''

The average Major League Baseball team is worth $1.2 billion, according to Forbes.

The valuation represents a 48 percent increase from last year.

The reason for the growth is the national television deal, which the magazine notes will deliver an average of $52 million per team per year through the 2021 season.

The New York Yankees are worth $3.2 billion, tops on the list and just the second United States sports franchise to eclipse the $3 billion mark. The Dallas Cowboys were estimated to be worth $3.2 billion by Forbes last August.

The Rockies have selected John Axford's contract, adding a reliever with late-inning experience to their bullpen.

Axford, who agreed to a minor league deal last month, gets a $2.6M, one-year contract with a chance to earn more in performance bonuses. The 31-year-old right-hander was 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 62 games with Cleveland and Pittsburgh last year.